Prize-winning novelist Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salberger, a historian of ideas, blend storytelling, humor, and scholarship in this entertaining father-daughter conversation about the essential role of words and books throughout Jewish history.
Host Chris Gondek interviews Godfrey Hodgson about his new book, The Myth of American Exceptionalism and Eric Sundquist about his new book, King’s Dream.
In Episode 22, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) James Boyle about the range wars of the information age — today’s heated battles over intellectual property, and (2) Robert Poole about the remarkable story of the first photographs of Earth from space and the totally unexpected impact of those images.
Host Chris Gondek interviews Nicholas Basbanes about A Century of Letters: Yale University Press, 1908- 2008.
Chris Gondek interviews Joseph Epstein and Jessica Helfand, while Gordon Buffonge interviews Maurice Isserman.
In Episode 19, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Peter R. Mansoor about his experience as a brigade commander during the crucial first year of the war in Iraq, (2) Ken Wells about the harrowing experiences faced by residents of Saint Bernard Parish during and after Hurricane Katrina, and (3) Ivan Brunetti, editor of Anthology of … Read More Read More
In Episode 18, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Derek van Bever about the reasons that a company’s growth can stall, and (2) Dr. Marjorie Greenfield about her pregnancy guide for working women.
In Episode 17, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Marwan Muasher about the contribution of modern Arab states to the Middle East peace process and (2) Rob Riemen about the importance of spiritual development to the health of the body politic.
Chris Gondek speaks with Jonathan Zittrain about The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It, and with Benny Morris about the founding of Israel and the first Arab-Israeli War.
Chris Gondek speaks with Josh Ozersky , about the history of the American hamburger, and with Richard Thaler, co-author with Cass Sunstein of Nudge, about the importance of structuring choices.
Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Steve Fraser, about how Americans have perceived Wall Street and its more well known investors throughout its history, and with (2) Jay Parini, about the importance of poetry for both individuals and for cultures.
In Episode 13, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Richard Sennett, winner of the 2006 Hegel Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences, about the art of craftsmanship; and (2) Gus Speth, Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale, about how the free market system will need to adjust … Read More Read More
In Episode 12, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Victoria Clark about Zionism and the American evangelical community and (2) Daniel J. Solove about the permanent and global nature of the Internet affecting people’s reputations.
In Episode 10, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones about the earliest beginnings of the bureau, their current fights with organized crime, and the war on terror, and with (2) Russell Korobkin about the current and future legal issues surrounding stem cell therapy.
In Episode 11, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) A. K. Sandoval-Strausz who explores the idea of American hospitality and the modern hotel as an uniquely American invention, and with (2) Claudia Nahson about the art of William Steig — the well-known cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker.
In Episode 9, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Trita Parsi about his behind-the scenes revelations about events in the Middle East and the geopolitical competition between Israel, Iran, and the United States, and with (2) James Prosek, author, watercolorist, and musician about the Yale Anglers’ Journal tenth anniversary as well as its rise as one … Read More Read More
Chris Gondek speaks with Michael Makovsky about Winston Churchill’s views on Zionism, Tennent Bagley about a KGB defector in the 1960s, and Emily Cockayne about urban nuisances people suffered in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Chris Gondek interviews Nayan Chanda on globalization, Harold Cook on the international trading power of the Dutch republic in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Alan Klein on the international audience of Major League Baseball.
Chris Gondek speaks with Ali A. Allawi about Iraqi society and politics, Matthew Levitt on how Hamas embraces politics, charity, and terror, and Joshua Kurlantzick on how China is using Soft Power in the International arena.
Chris Gondek interviews Hugh Brogan, Heather Cox Richardson, Dr. Allen Dwight Callahan and Norton Garfinkle.
Chris Gondek interviews Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, Dr. Gerald Edelman, Leonie Gombrich, and John Marzluff & Tony Angell.
Chris Gondek interviews Adam LeBor, author of Complicity with Evil, T.J. Clark, author of The Sight of Death and John Gribbin, author of The Origins of the Future.
Chris Gondek interviews Adrian Goldsworthy, author; Ivan Brunetti, editor of An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories, and Todd Hignite, author; Fred Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations.
Chris Gondek speaks with Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez about Foxbats over Dimona, Amitai Etzioni about American foreign policy, and Gregg Mitman about how allergies have affected American society since the Nineteenth Century.
